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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 63. <br></br> Medical decisions at the hearing level or above, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      85,449</td>
<td class="r data">      59,034</td>
<td class="r data">    69.1</td>
<td class="r data">      34,992</td>
<td class="r data">      27,012</td>
<td class="r data">    77.2</td>
<td class="r data">      50,457</td>
<td class="r data">      32,022</td>
<td class="r data">    63.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">     101,187</td>
<td class="r data">      65,685</td>
<td class="r data">    64.9</td>
<td class="r data">      42,267</td>
<td class="r data">      31,092</td>
<td class="r data">    73.6</td>
<td class="r data">      58,920</td>
<td class="r data">      34,593</td>
<td class="r data">    58.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">     111,884</td>
<td class="r data">      67,085</td>
<td class="r data">    60.0</td>
<td class="r data">      48,123</td>
<td class="r data">      33,100</td>
<td class="r data">    68.8</td>
<td class="r data">      63,761</td>
<td class="r data">      33,985</td>
<td class="r data">    53.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">     111,098</td>
<td class="r data">      62,929</td>
<td class="r data">    56.6</td>
<td class="r data">      48,439</td>
<td class="r data">      31,723</td>
<td class="r data">    65.5</td>
<td class="r data">      62,659</td>
<td class="r data">      31,206</td>
<td class="r data">    49.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">     107,197</td>
<td class="r data">      56,819</td>
<td class="r data">    53.0</td>
<td class="r data">      47,717</td>
<td class="r data">      29,545</td>
<td class="r data">    61.9</td>
<td class="r data">      59,480</td>
<td class="r data">      27,274</td>
<td class="r data">    45.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      99,269</td>
<td class="r data">      49,564</td>
<td class="r data">    49.9</td>
<td class="r data">      45,408</td>
<td class="r data">      26,359</td>
<td class="r data">    58.0</td>
<td class="r data">      53,861</td>
<td class="r data">      23,205</td>
<td class="r data">    43.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      86,610</td>
<td class="r data">      43,057</td>
<td class="r data">    49.7</td>
<td class="r data">      41,645</td>
<td class="r data">      23,711</td>
<td class="r data">    56.9</td>
<td class="r data">      44,965</td>
<td class="r data">      19,346</td>
<td class="r data">    43.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      62,032</td>
<td class="r data">      32,519</td>
<td class="r data">    52.4</td>
<td class="r data">      30,886</td>
<td class="r data">      18,346</td>
<td class="r data">    59.4</td>
<td class="r data">      31,146</td>
<td class="r data">      14,173</td>
<td class="r data">    45.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      24,252</td>
<td class="r data">      12,700</td>
<td class="r data">    52.4</td>
<td class="r data">      12,838</td>
<td class="r data">       7,546</td>
<td class="r data">    58.8</td>
<td class="r data">      11,414</td>
<td class="r data">       5,154</td>
<td class="r data">    45.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       2,445</td>
<td class="r data">       1,069</td>
<td class="r data">    43.7</td>
<td class="r data">       1,451</td>
<td class="r data">         702</td>
<td class="r data">    48.4</td>
<td class="r data">         994</td>
<td class="r data">         367</td>
<td class="r data">    36.9</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      85,056</td>
<td class="r data">      58,791</td>
<td class="r data">    69.1</td>
<td class="r data">      34,772</td>
<td class="r data">      26,871</td>
<td class="r data">    77.3</td>
<td class="r data">      50,284</td>
<td class="r data">      31,920</td>
<td class="r data">    63.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">     100,774</td>
<td class="r data">      65,452</td>
<td class="r data">    64.9</td>
<td class="r data">      42,053</td>
<td class="r data">      30,950</td>
<td class="r data">    73.6</td>
<td class="r data">      58,721</td>
<td class="r data">      34,502</td>
<td class="r data">    58.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">     111,481</td>
<td class="r data">      66,880</td>
<td class="r data">    60.0</td>
<td class="r data">      47,958</td>
<td class="r data">      32,990</td>
<td class="r data">    68.8</td>
<td class="r data">      63,523</td>
<td class="r data">      33,890</td>
<td class="r data">    53.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">     110,679</td>
<td class="r data">      62,708</td>
<td class="r data">    56.7</td>
<td class="r data">      48,240</td>
<td class="r data">      31,594</td>
<td class="r data">    65.5</td>
<td class="r data">      62,439</td>
<td class="r data">      31,114</td>
<td class="r data">    49.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">     106,759</td>
<td class="r data">      56,625</td>
<td class="r data">    53.0</td>
<td class="r data">      47,488</td>
<td class="r data">      29,419</td>
<td class="r data">    62.0</td>
<td class="r data">      59,271</td>
<td class="r data">      27,206</td>
<td class="r data">    45.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      98,857</td>
<td class="r data">      49,353</td>
<td class="r data">    49.9</td>
<td class="r data">      45,208</td>
<td class="r data">      26,234</td>
<td class="r data">    58.0</td>
<td class="r data">      53,649</td>
<td class="r data">      23,119</td>
<td class="r data">    43.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      86,230</td>
<td class="r data">      42,880</td>
<td class="r data">    49.7</td>
<td class="r data">      41,453</td>
<td class="r data">      23,600</td>
<td class="r data">    56.9</td>
<td class="r data">      44,777</td>
<td class="r data">      19,280</td>
<td class="r data">    43.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      61,771</td>
<td class="r data">      32,381</td>
<td class="r data">    52.4</td>
<td class="r data">      30,754</td>
<td class="r data">      18,266</td>
<td class="r data">    59.4</td>
<td class="r data">      31,017</td>
<td class="r data">      14,115</td>
<td class="r data">    45.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      24,176</td>
<td class="r data">      12,663</td>
<td class="r data">    52.4</td>
<td class="r data">      12,803</td>
<td class="r data">       7,520</td>
<td class="r data">    58.7</td>
<td class="r data">      11,373</td>
<td class="r data">       5,143</td>
<td class="r data">    45.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       2,426</td>
<td class="r data">       1,060</td>
<td class="r data">    43.7</td>
<td class="r data">       1,440</td>
<td class="r data">         694</td>
<td class="r data">    48.2</td>
<td class="r data">         986</td>
<td class="r data">         366</td>
<td class="r data">    37.1</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         226</td>
<td class="r data">         179</td>
<td class="r data">    79.2</td>
<td class="r data">         124</td>
<td class="r data">         109</td>
<td class="r data">    87.9</td>
<td class="r data">         102</td>
<td class="r data">          70</td>
<td class="r data">    68.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         233</td>
<td class="r data">         173</td>
<td class="r data">    74.2</td>
<td class="r data">         117</td>
<td class="r data">          99</td>
<td class="r data">    84.6</td>
<td class="r data">         116</td>
<td class="r data">          74</td>
<td class="r data">    63.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         225</td>
<td class="r data">         160</td>
<td class="r data">    71.1</td>
<td class="r data">          97</td>
<td class="r data">          76</td>
<td class="r data">    78.4</td>
<td class="r data">         128</td>
<td class="r data">          84</td>
<td class="r data">    65.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         249</td>
<td class="r data">         168</td>
<td class="r data">    67.5</td>
<td class="r data">         112</td>
<td class="r data">          89</td>
<td class="r data">    79.5</td>
<td class="r data">         137</td>
<td class="r data">          79</td>
<td class="r data">    57.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         279</td>
<td class="r data">         157</td>
<td class="r data">    56.3</td>
<td class="r data">         148</td>
<td class="r data">          99</td>
<td class="r data">    66.9</td>
<td class="r data">         131</td>
<td class="r data">          58</td>
<td class="r data">    44.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         272</td>
<td class="r data">         163</td>
<td class="r data">    59.9</td>
<td class="r data">         128</td>
<td class="r data">          92</td>
<td class="r data">    71.9</td>
<td class="r data">         144</td>
<td class="r data">          71</td>
<td class="r data">    49.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         251</td>
<td class="r data">         148</td>
<td class="r data">    59.0</td>
<td class="r data">         127</td>
<td class="r data">          90</td>
<td class="r data">    70.9</td>
<td class="r data">         124</td>
<td class="r data">          58</td>
<td class="r data">    46.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         159</td>
<td class="r data">         105</td>
<td class="r data">    66.0</td>
<td class="r data">          85</td>
<td class="r data">          61</td>
<td class="r data">    71.8</td>
<td class="r data">          74</td>
<td class="r data">          44</td>
<td class="r data">    59.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">          51</td>
<td class="r data">          34</td>
<td class="r data">    66.7</td>
<td class="r data">          28</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">    85.7</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    43.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    66.7</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         167</td>
<td class="r data">          64</td>
<td class="r data">    38.3</td>
<td class="r data">          96</td>
<td class="r data">          32</td>
<td class="r data">    33.3</td>
<td class="r data">          71</td>
<td class="r data">          32</td>
<td class="r data">    45.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         180</td>
<td class="r data">          60</td>
<td class="r data">    33.3</td>
<td class="r data">          97</td>
<td class="r data">          43</td>
<td class="r data">    44.3</td>
<td class="r data">          83</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">    20.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         178</td>
<td class="r data">          45</td>
<td class="r data">    25.3</td>
<td class="r data">          68</td>
<td class="r data">          34</td>
<td class="r data">    50.0</td>
<td class="r data">         110</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">    10.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         170</td>
<td class="r data">          53</td>
<td class="r data">    31.2</td>
<td class="r data">          87</td>
<td class="r data">          40</td>
<td class="r data">    46.0</td>
<td class="r data">          83</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">    15.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         159</td>
<td class="r data">          37</td>
<td class="r data">    23.3</td>
<td class="r data">          81</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">    33.3</td>
<td class="r data">          78</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    12.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         140</td>
<td class="r data">          48</td>
<td class="r data">    34.3</td>
<td class="r data">          72</td>
<td class="r data">          33</td>
<td class="r data">    45.8</td>
<td class="r data">          68</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">    22.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         129</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">    22.5</td>
<td class="r data">          65</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          64</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         102</td>
<td class="r data">          33</td>
<td class="r data">    32.4</td>
<td class="r data">          47</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">    40.4</td>
<td class="r data">          55</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">    25.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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